Srinagar, Mar 13:Division of Social and Basic Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), located in Benhama-Watlar, Ganderbal, organised a day-long awareness program in collaboration with the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Ganderbal. 

This initiative aimed to enlighten School students about the entrepreneurial prospects within forestry and allied sectors.

Dr. Syed Naseem Geelani, the program's coordinator, emphasized the significance of such initiatives in preparing the youth for forthcoming challenges in the job market. Participants were enlightened about various Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME) programs and skill development opportunities, fostering empowerment among unemployed youth. The focus was on forestry-based enterprises, like nursery technology, sustainable logging practices, eco-tourism, and wildlife conservation, and vast untapped sector of medicinal and aromatic plants. Importance of forests and forest-related products and need to conserve and protect forest resources was underscored. A plantation drive was also organized on campus and deodar saplings were planted.